Which one should you get?
Get the
KBDFans Athena 1800
Build quality in the top 10% of 100% boards under $150.
- Missing ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-Nordic. The other board is sold in those layouts.
Get the
Keychron K10 V2
Build quality in the top 5% of 100% boards under $100.
- North-facing LEDs. Cherry-profile keycaps can hit the switch housing.
- South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
The differences that matter
Skip the 40-row spec sheet. These are the specs that change how each board feels, sounds, and fits your desk.
KBDFans Athena 1800
Keychron K10 V2
Connection
Wired
Bluetooth, Wired
Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency
Ergonomics
Split Backspace
Standard
Case material
Aluminum
ABS, Aluminum, Plastic
Mount style
Top Mount
Plate Mount, Tray Mount
Display
LED, LCD
None
A case display rather than a typing feature
- KBDFans Athena 1800
- Keychron K10 V2
- Performance
- 6881
- Build quality
- 7988
- Productivity
- 6895
- Customizability
- 8296
- Portability
- 4353
- Layout size: 100%
- Hot-swappable
- Max polling rate: 1,000 Hz
- Sound dampening
KBDFans Athena 1800 vs Keychron K10 V2 specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
19 of 27 specs differ
KBDFans Athena 1800
Keychron K10 V2
Switch options
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Sound dampening
Screw-in stabilizers
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Display
Media keys
Connection
Max polling rate
Battery
USB-C
Case material
Plate material
Keycaps
Weight
Dimensions
Typing angle
Backlight
QMK
VIA
VIAL
N-key rollover
Mac & Windows
Released
ISO layouts by store
Which stores sell ISO-DE, UK, and the other regional layouts.
KBDFans Athena 1800
KBDfans
ISO
Out of stockShips to you
MonacoKeys
ISO
Out of stockDoes not ship to you
Keychron K10 V2
Keychron
ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-Nordic, ISO-FR, ISO-ES, ISO-CH
In stockShips to you
Keychron (DE)
ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-FR, ISO-ES, ISO-CH
In stockDoes not ship to you
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